Hale v. Equitable Aid Union
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 41, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 66, on verdict for plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 41, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 66, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a benefit certificate of a beneficial association-Before Noyes, P. J. At tbe trial it appeared that in 1881 plaintiff became a member of the defendant association, and took a benefit certificate which set forth that there “shall be paid to Levi Hale and Thomas Hale, subject to change at pleasure, $1,800, in the-event of the death of Susan Hale, a member, while in good standing in the organization, prior to the completed period of expectancy.” And…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The controlling question in this case is, whether the plaintiff was bound by the subsequent amendments to defendant’s bylaws providing for the payment yearly, upon arrival at the-period of expectation of life and total physical disability, of one tenth of the amount specified in her benefit certificate, instead of the payment of one half of said amount at the time specified in said certificate. This question is to some extent involved in each of the assignments of error, but more particularly in the defendant’s first, second and fifth requests for charge recited in the last three…
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